Question

Who was Dietrich Brandis ?why was he invited to India? Mention his tow major contribution.

Answer 1

Sir Dietrich Brandis KCIE FRS (31 March 1824 – 28 May 1907, Bonn) was a German-British botanist and forestry academic and administrator, who worked with the British Imperial Forestry Service in colonial India for nearly 30 years. He joined the British civil service in Burma in 1856, shortly after became head of the British forestry administration in all of Burma, and served as Inspector General of Forests in India from 1864 to 1883. He returned to Europe in 1883, dividing his time between Bonn and Greater London. In retirement he dedicated himself to scholarly work, resulting in his monumental book Indian Trees (1906). He is considered the father of tropical forestryand has also been described as the father of scientific forestry. In addition to his work in India, he also had a significant influence on forest management in the United States.

Answer 2

German-British botanist and forestry academic and administrator, who worked with the British Imperial Forestry Service in colonial India for nearly 30 years.Dietrich Brandis was a German expert who was invited to India during British rule. He was invited to set up rules for the use of forest resources as the forest cover was constantly reducing and the British government was